It is not uncommon for Christians to claim that the saints of the Old Testament period experienced God’s Spirit in a fundamentally different manner from that of New Testament believers or modern Christians. Many have relied on specific idioms of the Old Testament to argue that the Holy Spirit only came upon people in the Old Testament but into people in the New Testament. Thus, the Holy Spirit was only bestowed temporarily, and then externally, to Old Testament believers as opposed to the permanent indwelling of the early church. Such preaching and teaching drives a wedge between the Testaments, placing too much emphasis on disunity rather than on mutual interdependence between the Old and New. This is an inadequate and incomplete understanding of the role of the Spirit in the Old Testament. Though the Spirit of God sometimes comes upon individuals in the Old Testament to empower for specific (and temporary) tasks, there can be no doubt that His role is also more extensive. He has an indwelling and transforming presence in the Old Testament believers as well and is described as the animating feature that effects spiritual renewal.

Bill Arnold

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood		Fish, Main dish	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Salmon Steaks —
		(approximately 2 lbs
1 1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper
3	tb	Lemon Juice
3	tb	Olive Oil
1	lg	Bermuda Onion — sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

From: Gerald Edgerton <jerrye@wizard.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 10:44:28 -0700
Rinse and dry salmon with a paper towel.  Season with salt and pepper and
sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil.  Spread onion slices over salmon
and let stand 1 hour.  Discard onion.  Arrange in broiling pan.  Broil 3"
from source of heat, turning once, until browned on both sides. Serves 4.
Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #92

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